Illuminated cradle holder for telephones



1967 s. KOSINSKI ILLUMINATED CRADLE HOLDER FOR TELEPHONES Filed Jan. 17,1966 FIG.

INVENTOR. F l G, 3 STEVE KOSl/VSK/ United States Patent O 3,358,132ILLUMINATED CRADLE HOLDER FOR j' TELEPHONES Steve Kosinski, 3036 BouckAve., Bronx, N.Y. 10469 Filed Jan. 17, 1966, Ser. No. 521,151 Claims.(Cl. 240--2.17)

My invention is directed toward an illuminated cradle holder forthecradle of a telephone.

It is an object of my invention to provide a new and improved cradleholder of the character indicated which contains a lamp for illuminatingboth holder and telephone.

Another object is to provide a new and improved cradle holder of thecharacter indicated which is composed of light transmissive material.

Still another object is to provide a new and improved cradle holder ofthe character indicated having means to illuminate the dial panel of thecradle of the telephone in the holder.

All of the foregoing and still further objects and advantages of myinvention will now be explained with reference both to thisspecification and to the accompanying drawings wherein:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of my invention in use;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of my invention per se;

FIG. 3 is a top partially cut away view of my invention in use; and

FIG. 4 is a cross sectional view through 44 of FIG. 3.

Referring now to FIGS. 1-4, there is shown a telephone having a handsetadapted to be removably held on the top surface of cradle 12 andconnected thereto by cord 14. The top surface of cradle 12 carries adial panel 16.

A holder composed entirely of pebble texture clear plexiglass andidentified generally at 20 includes a hollow oval body having a sidewall 22 and open top and bottom ends. The periphery 24 of the open topend is generally at the same vertical level but has a front depressedregion 26 for ease of dialing and a rear portion which rises and formsan extension 28 which overlies a portion of the periphery of the dialpanel. Below extension 28 on the inner surface of side wall 22 is avertical recess 30, opposite vertical edges 34 of which support brackets32 interconnected by a horizontal plate 36 upon which rests a lampsocket 38 having wires 40 extending downward through a hole in plate 36and adapted for connection to a suitable electric source. A lamp bulb 42is removably secured in socket 38, both bulb and socket being interposedbetween side wall and cradle when the cradle is inserted in the holder.

The peripheral edge 44 of the bottom end of the holder supports aplurality of spaced apart nibs 48 extending "ice horizontally inwardtherefrom to support the bottom of the cradle. Periphery 24 extendsabove the level of the top surface of the cradle. Side wall 22 has anotch or slot 46 extending upward from periphery 44 and accommodatingcord 14.

When the cradle is inserted in the holder, and bulb 42 is energized, thelight thereof is conducted through the entire side wall which then isilluminated. Further this light is conducted by extension 28 toilluminate the dial panel for ease of dialing or using the telephone inthe dark. The relatively high periphery 24 assists in proper seating ofthe handset in the cradle whereby the handset and cradle are bothprotected against accidental dislodgement.

While I have described my invention with particular reference to thedrawings, my protection is to be limited only by the terms of the claimswhich follow.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent:

1. An illuminable cradle holder for a telephone having a cradle and ahandset receivable by said cradle, said holder comprising a hollow ovalbody having a side wall and open top and bottom ends, said wallsurrounding said cradle and being composed of a light transmittingplastic, an extension of said plastic extending over a portion of thetop of the cradle and secured to a portion of the periphery of the topend of the wall, a lamp socket secured to the inner surface of the walland disposed adjacent said cradle, and a lamp bulb removably inserted insaid socket.

2. A holder as set forth in claim 1 wherein the top surface of saidcradle supports a dial panel, said extension overlying a portion of theperiphery of said panel.

3. A holder as set forth in claim 2 wherein said side wall on the innersurface thereof has a vertical recess, said socket .being mounted insaid recess.

4. A holder as set forth in claim 3 further including a plurality ofhorizontal nibs secured to the periphery of the bottom end of the holderand extending inwardly of the wall, said nibs resting under andsupporting the bottom of the cradle.

5. A holder as set forth in claim 4 wherein the periphery of the top endof the holder extends above the top of the cradle.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,868,344 7/ 1932 Blum 240-2172,572,089 10/ 1951 Laporte 240-2.l7 3,137,447 6/1964 Dorman 240 2.l7

NORTON ANSH-ER, Primary Examiner.

MONROE H. HAYES, Assistant Examiner.

1. AN ILLUMINABLE CRADLE HOLDER FOR A TELEPHONE HAVING A CRADLE AND AHANDSET RECEIVABLE BY SAID CRADLE, SAID HOLDER COMPRISING A HOLLOW OVALBODY HAVING A SIDE WALL AND OPEN TOP AND BOTTOM ENDS, SAID WALLSURROUNDING SAID CRADLE AND BEING COMPOSED OF A LIGHT TRANSMITTINGPLASTIC, AN EXTENSION OF SAID PLASTIC EXTENDING OVER A PORTION OF THETOP THE CRADLE AND SECURED TO A PORTION OF THE PERIPHERY OF THE TOP ENDOF THE WALL, A LAMP SOCKET SECURED TO THE INNER SURFACE OF THE WALL ANDDISPOSED ADJACENT SAID CRADLE, AND A LAMP BULB REMOVABLY INSERTED INSAID SOCKET.